Hadith 1122

The Supplication When Prostrating

English source

Darussalam · Volume 2

12. [The Book of The At-Taḥbîq (Clasping One's Hands Together)]

Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 1121 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 218

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صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1121 · Volume 3 · Page 265
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صحيح صفة الصلاة
صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1073 · Volume 1 · Page 240
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English translation

1122. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbās said: "I stayed overnight with my maternal aunt Maimūnah bint Al-Hārīth, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stayed overnight with her. I saw him get up to relieve himself, and he went to the waterskin and undid its string, then he performed Wudū' that was moderate (in the amount of water used). Then he went to his bed and slept. Then he got up again and went to the waterskin and undid its string, and performed Wudū' again, like the first time. Then he stood and prayed, and when he prostrated he said: 'Allāhummaj'al fi qalbī nūran waj'al fi samī' nūran waj'al fi baṣrī nūran, waj'al min taḥtī nūran waj'al min fawqī nūran, wa 'an yamī' nūran wa 'an yasārī nūran waj'al amāmī nūran, waj'al khalfī nūran wa a'zīmli nūra (O Allāh, place light in my heart, and place light in my hearing, and place light in my seeing, and place light beneath me, and place light above me, and light on my right, and light on my left, and place light in front of me, and place light behind me, and make the light greater for me.) Then he slept until he started to snore, then Bilāl came and woke him up for the prayer.” (Sahīh)

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1121 - أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رِشْدِينَ وَهُوَ كُرَيْبٌ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: بِتُّ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ وَبَاتَ رَسُولُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَهَا، فَرَأَيْتُهُ قَامَ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَأَتَى الْقِرْبَةَ فَحَلَّ شِنَاقَهَا، ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءًا بَيْنَ الْوُضُوءَيْنِ، ثُمَّ أَتَى فِرَاشَهُ فَنَامَ، ثُمَّ قَامَ قَوْمَةً أُخْرَى فَأَتَى الْقِرْبَةَ فَحَلَّ شِنَاقَهَا، ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءًا هُوَ الْوُضُوءُ، ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي وَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ: «اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا، وَاجْعَلْ فِي سَمْعِي نُورًا، وَاجْعَلْ فِي بَصَرِي نُورًا، وَاجْعَلْ مِنْ تَحْتِي نُورًا، وَاجْعَلْ مِنْ فَوْقِي نُورًا، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا، وَعَنْ يَسَارِي نُورًا، وَاجْعَلْ أَمَامِي نُورًا، وَاجْعَلْ خَلْفِي نُورًا، وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا»، ثُمَّ نَامَ حَتَّى نَفَخَ، فَأَتَاهُ بِلَالٌ فَأَيْقَظَهُ لِلصَّلَاةِ

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1. Ibn 'Abbās ﷺ had intentionally spent that night in the Prophet's ﷺ apartment with a view to observe the Prophet's ﷺ prayer. And he had especially obtained permission of Maimūnah ﷺ, and through her of the Prophet ﷺ as well, for this purpose. Maimūnah ﷺ had her period at the time. 2. Moderate ablution was for going to sleep. Had it been for prayer, the Prophet ﷺ might have performed it perfectly, as he did later.